Area Sports

Good, local competition tested the Davis basketball teams last week with hard fought games on back-to-back nights Jan. 17-18. The Lady Wolves found traction offensively and put up two of their highest scoring games of year, with a win and loss. The Davis boys played solid basketball early in both games, then struggled to keep…

The Davis wrestling team was reduced last week due to the COVID surge, but still managed to bring home gold medals from the Western Conference tournament on Jan. 14-15. Out of 10 total wrestlers entered in the tournament, Davis had four champions on the weekend. High School The event had to be moved from Kingfisher…

By Shane Bennett The Davis girls rode their relentless defense to a Comet Classic Championship at Velma-Alma high school on Dec. 11. With wins over Kingston j.v. and Empire, the Lady Wolves earned a trip to the finals and then whipped Walters 30-22 to take the tournament crown. Davis 30, Walters 22 The championship win…

By Shane Bennett The opening minutes of the 2021 season set the course for victory or defeat for the Davis basketball teams against Bridge Creek on Dec. 3. The Lady Wolves blitzed the Lady Bobcats in the first quarter and went on to win, 53-34. On the other hand, the Davis boys struggled in the…

By Shane Bennett In a trip to Frederick for the regular season finale with a playoff spot on the line, the Wolves picked a good to put together their 200th shutout in school history. Davis never punted on offense and held Frederick to less than 100 yards of total offense, leaving no doubt in a…

By Shane Bennett On Oct.29, in what could be the Wolves’ final home game of 2021, they put on a show in the first half. Lane Rawls’ hat-trick of touchdowns highlighted a 35-point outburst in the opening 24 minutes as Davis destroyed Marietta, 42-20. In so doing, the Wolves kept pace with Frederick, Comanche and…

By Shane Bennett It took a late touchdown and pass defense in their own endzone as time expired, but the Wolves outlasted the Wildcats at Coalgate on Oct. 22. Davis never trailed, but Coalgate pushed the Red-and-White to the final buzzer in a 21-14 Wolf win that keeps Davis in the hunt for a playoff…

By Shane Bennett The Wolves’ trip to Marlow on Oct. 14 was one they won’t soon forget . . . . no matter how bad they want to. Davis lost more than just a district game on the night, thanks to two broken legs. The Wolves lost the game to Marlow, the second ranked team…

By Shane Bennett A tight, back-and-forth game was tied at 14 with 7 minutes to play. Then Lindsay put up a pair of late touchdowns after Davis turnovers and beat the Wolves, 26-14 at Wolf Field on Oct. 8. The game was close and hard-fought for three quarters but three Davis turnovers in the final…

By Shane Bennett The Wolves’ trip to Comanche on Oct. 1 was a showdown between two teams that figure to make the 2A playoffs. Both teams combined to go 1-for-10 on fourth down conversions making for an awkward game that saw a rare combination of very few points or punts. As it turned out, the…